NASHVILLE – An eight-year NFL veteran who will turn 31 later this month, Adam "Pacman" Jones has been around long enough — and has experienced enough — that younger players often turn to him for advice.

He said he keeps things as simple as possible.

"I just give them the honest-to-God truth, and just tell them to take advantage of the moment because you never know when it's going to be gone. It's about choices and decisions, knowing you are your own corporation," Jones said Wednesday in a conference call with Nashville media.

"At the end of the day, when the game is taken away from you, it's gone. No one is going to be calling your phone and all that, so enjoy the time now, make good decisions and get all the money you can while you can get it, because when the checks stop coming in, they stop coming in."

Jones, a first-round pick of the Titans in 2005, is in his fifth season with the Bengals. The cornerback/return man is expected to play against his former team for the first time on Sunday at Cincinnati (noon, WTVF-5, 104.5-FM).

Many observers figured the checks would stop coming in for Jones long before now, considering he had about a dozen run-ins with the law during his two seasons with the Titans, was suspended for the 2007 season by the NFL and spent 2009 out of football after the Cowboys cut him.

Jones said he knew he'd always bounce back: "I've always betted on myself. There's never been a time I gave up on myself. There's been some hard times, but never a time when I've given up and said it would be over."

Jones was to play against the Titans in 2012 at LP Field, but he sat out that game because of an injury. He said he's looking forward to Sunday's game, but doesn't attach special meaning to it.

"I'm over that part of my life," he said. "But I'm eager for the week and eager for the challenge to play."

Jones said the only person from the Titans organization he stays in touch with is Tina Tuggle, the director of community relations. The only player left from the Jones era with the Titans is left tackle Michael Roos.

"With time and growth, things seem to be not as important, or should I say (I don't have) a chip on my shoulder," Jones said. "Of course, I can't wait to play. But as far as angry about anything (from his days with the Titans), no, I'm not."

Jones is currently the Bengals' third cornerback. He has 10 tackles and leads the NFL with a 17.8 punt-return yardage on four attempts. The Atlanta native has only played as many as 10 games in two seasons, so he thinks he has plenty of mileage left.

"I feel good. I'm fresh," Jones said. "It seems like a long time, but body-wise, I feel pretty good. I've been in the league for eight years, but three-and-a-half or four, I didn't play.

"I don't want to put no number on (how many years I have left), but I feel fresh and I'm as fast as I've been. The body is holding up pretty good."